Question

Last year, the area of Ms. Winfrey's flower garden was 12 2/7 square meters. This year, increased the area of her follower garden by 40%. What is the area of Ms. Winfrey's flower garden this year?

Answer 1

Given:

The area of Ms. Winfrey's flower garden was 12 2/7 square meters.

This year, increased the area of her follower garden by 40%.

so, the increased area = 40% of 12 2/7 =

`0.40\cdot12(2)/(7)=0.4\cdot(86)/(7)=(4)/(10)\cdot(86)/(7)=(344)/(70)`

so, the total area will be:

`12(2)/(7)+(344)/(70)=(86)/(7)+(344)/(70)=(860+344)/(70)=(1204)/(70)=(7\cdot172)/(7\cdot10)=(172)/(10)=17.2`

So, the answer will be area = 17.2 square meters

the answer in fraction 17 1/5 square meters